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Hsiu-ch'an-ssu [修禅寺] (PY Xiuchansi; Jpn Shuzen-ji) - Also known as Fo-lung-ssu. A temple of the T'ient'ai school on Mount T'ient'ai in China. It was originally Fo-lung Monastery, founded by T'ient'ai in 575. Emperor Hsüan of the Ch'en dynasty supported the monastery and named it Hsiu-ch'an-ssu in 578. A part of this temple was destroyed in 845 during the nationwide suppression of Buddhism initiated by Emperor Wu-tsung of the T'ang dynasty, but was rebuilt in 867. The temple is no longer in existence.http://www.sgilibrary.org/search_dict.php?id=1022

"Hsing-man [行満] (n.d.) (PY Xingman; Jpn Gyoman) - A priest of the T'ient'ai school in China during the eighth and ninth centuries. He studied T'ient'ai's three major works under Miao-lo. After Miao-lo's death in 782, he lived at Fo-lung Monastery on Mount T'ient'ai. When Dengyo [= Saicho - http://www.sgilibrary.org/search_dict.php?id=395] arrived at Mount T'ient'ai from Japan in the ninth month of 804 to further his studies, Hsing-man taught him the T'ient'ai doctrine and entrusted him with the major works of the school, including The Annotations on "The Profound Meaning of the Lotus Sutra," […] After his return from China, Dengyo founded the Tendai (Chin T'ient'ai) school based at Mount Hiei."http://www.sgilibrary.org/search_dict.php?id=1020

"Fo-lung-ssu temple [仏隴寺] (PY Folongsi; Jpn Butsuro-ji) Also known as Fo-lung Monastery. A temple of the T'ient'ai school located on the southwest peak of Mount T'ient'ai in China, founded by T'ient'ai in 575. It was later renamed Hsiu-ch'an-ssu." - http://www.sgilibrary.org/search_dict.php?id=713
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 05, 2013

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Last updated: 5 Mar 2013

Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than2 kmfrom the point defined by the coordinates below.